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PowerPoint 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual

Name: PowerPoint 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual
Author: E. A. Vander Veer
ISBN: 9780596553739

by E. A. Vander Veer

January 2007

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320 pages

7h 19m

English

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The Missing Credits
About the Author
About the Creative Team
Acknowledgements
The Missing Manual Series
Introduction
What You Can Do with PowerPoint 2007
What's New in PowerPoint 2007
A Quick Tour of the New InterfaceRibbonGroupsCommand buttonsDialog box launchersTabsLive PreviewsMini ToolbarKeytipsImproved screen tip helpNew File FormatsImproved GraphicsMore Theme Options
The Very Basics
About This Book
About the OutlineAbout → These → ArrowsPowerPoint ExamplesAbout MissingManuals.comSafari® Enabled

I. CREATING SLIDESHOWS
1. Creating a Basic Presentation
1.1. Beginning a New Presentation1.1.1. Creating a New Presentation from Scratch1.1.2. Creating a Presentation from an Existing Template, Theme, or Presentation1.1.2.1. From an existing template1.1.2.2. From an existing (built-in) theme1.1.2.3. From an existing presentation1.1.2.4. The New from Existing Presentation window1.1.2.5. The Open window
1.2. Choosing a Theme for Your Presentation
1.3. Adding Text
1.3.1. Adding Text to an Existing Text Box1.3.2. Adding a New Text Box
1.4. Adding More Slides
1.5. Moving Around Inside a Presentation
1.5.1. Navigating with the Scroll Bar1.5.2. Navigation with the Slides and Outline Tabs1.5.3. Using Find
1.6. Adding Speaker Notes
1.7. Creating and Printing Handouts
1.8. Saving and Closing a Presentation
1.9. Running a Presentation
2. Editing Slides
2.1. Editing Text2.1.1. Selecting Text2.1.2. Cutting Text2.1.3. Copying Text2.1.4. Pasting Text2.1.4.1. Automatically pasting the last chunk of text you cut (or copied)2.1.4.2. Choosing what to paste2.1.4.3. Choosing how to paste2.1.5. Moving Text2.1.6. Deleting Text
2.2. Reversing an Action (Undo)
2.3. Finding and Replacing Text Automatically
2.4. Checking Spelling
2.4.1.2.4.1.1. Setting up spelling2.4.1.2. Automatic (continuous) spell checking2.4.1.3. Manual spell checking
2.5. Adding Special Characters
3. Formatting and Aligning Your Text
3.1. Automating Text Formatting3.1.1. Using AutoFormat3.1.2. Using AutoFit
3.2. Manually Formatting Text Appearance
3.2.1. Changing the Font3.2.2. Changing Font Size3.2.3. Bolding, Italicizing, and Underlining Text3.2.4. Changing Text Color and Background Color3.2.5. Adding Special Text Effects
3.3. Manually Aligning and Indenting Text
3.3.1. Aligning Text and Creating Columns3.3.2. Creating Lists3.3.2.1. Customizing bulleted lists3.3.2.2. Customizing numbered lists3.3.3. Changing Indents3.3.4. Changing Tab Stops3.3.5. Changing Text Direction3.3.5.1. Using the Text Direction option
3.4. Formatting Text Boxes
4. Formatting and Laying Out Your Slides
4.1. Changing Slide Layout4.1.1. Applying a Canned Layout4.1.2. Switching Orientation from Landscape to Portrait (and Back)4.1.3. Repositioning Text Boxes4.1.4. Help for Positioning Text Boxes: Zoom, Guides, and Grid
4.2. Changing Background Color
4.2.1. Adding a Gradient Effect
4.3. Reapplying Themes, Colors, and Fonts
4.3.1. Reapplying a Theme4.3.2. Reapplying a Color Scheme4.3.3. Reapplying a Font
5. Editing Your Slideshow
5.1. Viewing Multiple Slides5.1.1. Slides Pane5.1.2. Slide Sorter View
5.2. Adding, Deleting, and Moving Slides
5.2.1. Adding Blank Slides5.2.2. Deleting Slides5.2.3. Moving Slides5.2.4. Duplicating Slides5.2.5. Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Slides
5.3. Inserting Slides from Other Slideshows
5.4. Editing Slide and Layout Masters
5.4.1. Applying Multiple Slide Masters
5.5. Adding Headers and Footers
5.5.1. Adding Footers to Your Slides5.5.2. Adding Headers and Footers to Notes Pages and Handouts
6. Adding Charts, Diagrams, and Tables
6.1. Creating Charts6.1.1. Choosing a Chart Type6.1.2. Creating a Chart6.1.3. Customizing Charts with Prebuilt Layouts and Styles6.1.3.1. Applying prebuilt Chart Layouts6.1.3.2. Applying prebuilt Chart Styles6.1.3.3. Customizing chart titles
6.2. Creating Diagrams
6.2.1. Adding Diagrams to Slides6.2.2. Turning Lists into Diagrams6.2.3. Applying Prebuilt Styles and Color Themes to Diagrams6.2.4. Tweaking Diagrams6.2.4.1. Adding titles6.2.4.2. Switching to a different type of diagram6.2.4.3. Changing diagram text
6.3. Creating Tables
6.3.1. Creating a Basic Table6.3.1.1. Creating rows and columns6.3.1.2. Selecting cells, rows, and columns6.3.1.3. Selecting entire tables6.3.1.4. Adding data6.3.1.5. Adding a title6.3.1.6. Adding column headings6.3.2. Tweaking Tables6.3.2.1. Applying prebuilt styles6.3.2.2. Highlighting rows and columns6.3.2.3. Inserting and deleting rows and columns6.3.2.4. Changing the width of a row or column6.3.2.5. Aligning data inside cells6.3.2.6. Merging (and splitting) cells6.3.3. Resizing Tables6.3.4. Repositioning Tables6.3.5. Deleting Tables
II. DELIVERING SLIDESHOWS
7. Delivering Presentations
7.1. Setting Up a Slideshow7.1.1. Choosing a Slideshow Mode7.1.1.1. Full-screen mode7.1.1.2. Browser mode7.1.1.3. Kiosk mode7.1.2. Hiding Individual Slides7.1.3. Setting Up a Speaker Notes Screen7.1.4. Setting Up Automatic Timing7.1.5. Looping Continuously
7.2. Slideshows for Multiple Audiences
7.2.1. Creating a Custom Slideshow7.2.2. Editing a Custom Slideshow
7.3. Presenting Your Slideshow
7.4. Creating PowerPoint Shows
7.5. Emailing Your Presentation
7.6. Packaging Presentations for CD
7.7. Optimizing Presentations
7.7.1. Choose Insert over Dragging or Pasting7.7.2. Recycle Your Images7.7.3. Get Rid of Invisible Stuff7.7.4. Compress Your Images7.7.5. Don't Embed Fonts (But If You Have To, Do So Wisely)
8. Printing Presentations
8.1. Printing Slides (One Slide per Page)
8.2. Handouts (Multiple Slides per Page)
8.3. Overhead Transparencies
8.4. Speaker Notes
8.5. Presentation Outline
III. BEYOND BULLET POINTS—GRAPHICS AND TRANSITIONS
9. Putting Images on Slides
9.1. Drawing on Slides9.1.1. Drawing Lines and Shapes9.1.2. Drawing Connectors
9.2. Modifying Drawings
9.2.1. Selecting Lines and Shapes9.2.2. Applying Shape Styles9.2.3. Modifying Lines, Connectors, and Shape Outlines9.2.4. Modifying the Inside of a Shape9.2.5. Applying Special Effects9.2.6. Rotating Drawings9.2.6.1. Rotating lines9.2.6.2. Rotating shapes9.2.7. Repositioning Lines and Shapes9.2.8. Resizing Drawings9.2.9. Changing the Type of a Shape or Connector9.2.10. Adding Text to Shapes9.2.11. Reshaping and Distorting Shapes9.2.12. Aligning Shapes and Lines
9.3. Adding Pictures from Other Programs
9.3.1. Inserting a Picture Stored on Your Computer9.3.2. Adding Built-in Clip Art Drawings
9.4. Modifying Pictures
9.4.1. Applying a Picture Style9.4.2. Recoloring Your Picture9.4.3. Making Your Picture Transparent9.4.4. Adjusting Brightness and Contrast9.4.5. Applying Special Effects9.4.6. Cropping Your Picture9.4.7. Applying a Picture to a Slide Background
10. Slide Transitions
10.1. Slide Transitions10.1.1. Types of Transitions10.1.2. Adding Transitions Between Slides
A. Appendix Getting Help
A.1. Getting Help from PowerPointA.1.1. Displaying Screen TipsA.1.2. Searching Help Topics
A.2. Getting Help from Microsoft
A.2.1. Help for Folks Familiar with PowerPoint 2003A.2.2. TutorialsA.2.3. Online Articles, FAQs, and MoreA.2.4. ForumsA.2.5. Direct Person-to-Person Help
A.3. Getting Help from the PowerPoint Community
Index
About the Author
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Formatting Text Boxes

In addition to formatting the text on your slides, you can also format the text boxes that surround the text by applying options such as visible borders, colored backgrounds, and 3-D effects. These options don't change the text inside the text boxes, just the text boxes themselves. Formatting a text box is a good way to draw your audience's attention to a specific bit of text.

To format a text box:

Click anywhere in the text box you want to format. Choose Home → Drawing → Quick Styles.
The gallery of effects you see in Figure 3-27 appears. As you mouse over each effect, PowerPoint previews the effect for you on your slide.
Click to choose the effect you want.
On your slide, PowerPoint automatically formats your text box.

Clicking Home → Drawing → Quick Styles lets you turn an ordinary text box into a 3-D button with the click of a mouse—great for emphasizing headings. For a more subtle effect, choose one of the outline options.

Figure 3-27. Clicking Home → Drawing → Quick Styles lets you turn an ordinary text box into a 3-D button with the click of a mouse—great for emphasizing headings. For a more subtle effect, choose one of the outline options.

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